[HPforGrownups] Re: Statute of Secrecy

[Mrs.) Lee Storm (God Is The Healing Force]

No: HPFGUIDX 106833

From: M.Clifford
| Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2004 21:59
| --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "ariston3344"
| <ariston3344 at y...> wrote:
|
| > when Harry casts the Patronus in OotP to save himself and Dudley,
| > why does the MoM make a big deal about the fact that he did this
| in front of a Muggle (Dudley)?  This is mentioned in the letter he
| gets from the MoM, and Fudge even goes out of his way to emphasize
| this at the hearing.
| >
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|
| Valky:
| Hi Ariston! Welcome.
| I haven't seen this question before and it never really bothered me
| personally, either.
| I think that this is because I simply saw it as the ministry, well
| Fudge especially, were orchestrating a contrivance of interpretation
| of the statute to fit the purpose of discrediting Harry and only
| that.
|
| Underage magic, I suppose, was not thought to be enough of a
| transgression to fully undermine the credibility of the 'boy who
| lived' so all relevant legislation was roped in and construed
| slantways and longways etc in pure aim to deconstruct faith in Harry.
|
| Its just evidence of Fudges corruption to me.


[Lee weighing her wand]:
Add to that the manner and place of Harry's trial...purposeful switching of
time and place in order, I'm sure, to make Harry look bad by arriving late.

If Dd hadn't shown up and acted as Harry's Counsel, so to speak, Harry would
have been raked over the proverbial coals.  Dd knew what buttons to push in
the questions he asked and points he made and gave Fudge and most of the
Wizengamot a good case of the discomforts.

It was clear that Harry had his supporters among the Wizengamot, but I'm
sure they felt a bit of--uh--the pressure of the fudge and his minions.

Cheers,
Lee :-)

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